Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Allegations of widespread proselytizing by Christian missionaries and the presence of illegal churches have…

Ezra Sihite – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has agreed to nominate Hatta Rajasa, its chairman as well as Indonesia's coordinating…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and presidential hopeful Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo…

There was a significant increase in the intensity of the conflicts and violence in Papua between August 2011 and December 2012. ELSHAM Papua…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In the wake of the outcry over the controversial four-day marriage by a West Java regent, President Susilo Bambang…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has issued a regulation that will allow migrant workers to arrive at the…

Nurni Sulaiman, Samarinda – Dozens of public school teachers staged a rally in front of the Samarinda City Hall and the Samarinda…

The Australian Greens today called for Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr, to explain what Australia is doing to help put an end to violence and…

Jakarta – Several observers have blamed existing legislation for encouraging political parties to rely on business tycoons to support their…

AWPA has written to Sen Bob Carr concerning the killing and arrest of members of the KNPB. Letter below.

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Rangga Prakoso – A government watchdog monitoring the performance of prosecutors says it has received about 1,107 complaints from the public in…

Jayapura – The fatal shooting of an activist of the KNPB, Hubertus Mabel, has been condemned by his family and by the KNPB – National Committee of…

Pitan Daslani – This year has been one of tight scrutiny for Indonesia's political parties which are being blamed for most of the damage the…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Social activists have called for intensive efforts from people across the country to curb violence against women,…

Amahl S. Azwar and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – In an attempt to meet the country's expected industrial growth by the end of 2013, the…

Jakarta – Members of advocacy groups focused on workers and women rights such as Migrant Care and Kapal Perempuan (Women's ship) demanded the…

Adi Suhendi, Jakarta – Scores of Papuan youths living in Jakarta held a demonstration in front of the Security Maintenance Agency (Baharkam)…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The total number of reported cases of people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua has topped 13,000, with 150 of the new…

Ezra Sihite – For all his rhetoric on the importance of religious pluralism, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has failed to take meaningful…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Observing a growing intolerance in the country, a human rights watchdog announced on Monday that it had recorded…

This week, Timor-Leste's Government will send its proposed General State Budget for 2013 to Parliament for approval. La'o Hamutuk appreciates that…

Three former militia members and a former commander of the Besi Merah Putih (BMP: "Red White Iron in Indonesian) were imprisoned by…

Jakarta – Police have arrested five suspects following a riot when mobs attacked and set on fire a police station in Wamena, Papua,…

Jakarta – At Jakarta's infrastructure monitoring nerve center, live TV cameras track traffic flows on port access roads and highways, satellite…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government has issued a regulation that will allow only native Papuan businesspeople to make bids on…

Jakarta – A study by the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) has found that East Java Governor Soekarwo is the highest-paid local…

Banjir Ambarita & SP/Robert Isidorus – A police outpost in Papua was set on fire on Sunday night, following the death of a Papuan activist who…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesian police have shot dead two West Papuan activists and burned down a house in the provincial city of Wamena which was…

A West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activist has been killed, and a farmer has died from his wounds in hospital, after being shot by members of…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Remuneration Board set the 2013 minimum provincial wage for different sectors (UMSP) between 5 to 17 percent higher than the…

Ronna Nirmala & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Calls to bolster the depleting supply of beef in Jakarta have increased after the recent discovery…

Fadli, Batam – After days of delay due to health concerns, Riau Islands Governor Muhammad Sani has officially signed a decree for the 2013 Batam…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – The number of Indonesians working abroad could decline in the coming years as minimum wages in various regions of the…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – A London-based political-risk consultancy has cited Indonesia in its newly released Human Rights Atlas 2013 as a…

Pitan Daslani – The temperature in Indonesia's political theater will soar next year as potential presidential candidates and political parties…

Megawati Sukarnoputri

The highest position Megawati Sukaroputri has occupied was president of the Republic of Indonesia from July 23…

Throughout 2012, new names for presidential candidates have emerged in the mainstream and social media, but the old names continue to dominate the…

University of Indonesia analyst, Iberamsjah, said that as chief patron of the Democratic Party, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Another stumbling block has been put in the way of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie's bid for the presidency with…

Corruption watchdogs say that overseas trips are no longer needed at a time when lawmakers can easily obtain information online.

An…

Jakarta – Amid internal bickering, the chief patron of the Democratic Party, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is ordering party leaders to…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday closed its session this year with the same old problems – poor…

Democratic Party politician Ruhut Sitompul has been removed from his position as the party's communications and information head,…

Dili – Australia withdrew its last remaining police officers from East Timor Saturday as international forces wind up a 13-year presence in Asia's…

Liam Cochrane – The Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr, is advocating that East Timor should make moves to join the Commonwealth of…

In a landmark decision that will strike a blow against rampant corruption, the East Timor Court of Appeal has dismissed former Justice…

Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr is in East Timor on a two day visit, meeting senior leaders including President Taur Matan Ruak and Prime…

Kayt Davies, Edith Cowan University – Last Friday a picture story appeared on page three of The Age that was ostensibly about events in West Papua…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Less than two hours after the House of Representatives (DPR) formally included the tobacco bill on its priority…

State toll road operator Jasa Marga reported at least Rp 400 million ($41,000) in potential losses on Friday as thousands of demonstrators…